ABSTRACT
We as nurses in the Coronary Unit we do not see the sexuality of the patients sufficiently addressed neither by us nor by the patients themselves. In this article we are trying to analize the reasons and to emphasize the need to include this subject in our Nursing Problem List. In it we explaine the fears and the wrong ideas that we have identified in our patients. The sexual function is not affected by a myocardial infarction but psychological factors, age, drugs and other associated diseases might be a reason. A quiet enviroment, a fit training plan and looking for personalise proper alternatives may help the patient to start a satisfactory sexual life again.
Subject(s)
Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology , Sexuality , Humans , Myocardial Infarction/complications , Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/etiology , Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/therapyABSTRACT
En nuestro trabajo como enfermeras de la Unidad Coronaria, se comprueba que la sexualidad de los pacientes con infarto agudo de miocardio (IAM) no suele ser abordada por enfermeras ni usuarios. Se intenta en este artículo analizar las causas y resaltar la importancia de que el personal de enfermería conozca el tema y lo integre en el plan de cuidados de forma habitual. Se expone los temores y creencias erróneas que se ha identificado entre nuestros pacientes. El IAM no afecta a la función sexual física de las personas, pero factores relacionados (edad, factores psicológicos, medicamentos, patologías asociadas...) sí pueden hacerlo. Un ambiente tranquilo, un plan de ejercicio físico adecuado y la búsqueda de alternativas individualizadas pueden facilitar al paciente la reanudación de su actividad sexual satisfactoriamente (AU)
We as nurses in the Coronary Unit we do not see the sexuality of the patients sufficiently addressed neither by us nor by the patients themselves. In this article we are trying to analize the reasons and to emphasize the need to include this subject in our Nursing Problem List. In it we explaine the fears and the wrong ideas that we have identified in our patients. The sexual function is not affected by a myocardial infarction but psychological factors, age, drugs and other associated diseases might be a reason. A quiet enviroment, a fit training plan and looking for personalise proper alternatives may help the patient to start a satisfactory sexual life again (AU)
